This family moved from England to New Zealand in 1855. The
cost of the voyage for William's family of six was £110-0-0. The
following is an account of the voyage of the Caroline
Agnes
:

From the Lyttelton Times Saturday, August 18, 1855:

The Caroline Agnes, Captain Ferguson, 580 Tons, direct from England, with
about 187 passengers (twelve of whom are children) all for the province, arrived
Lyttelton yesterday afternoon. This vessel left England April 19. After passing
the Bay of Biscay the Caroline Agnes exprienced head winds and heavy gales,
which has retarded her passage. Four deaths took place during the voyage.
We are compelled to postpone the publication particulars of her cargo till
Wednesday.

It never rains but it pours. Of late the commercial operations of the Port
seem scarcely in keeping with the busy operations going on in the interior
of the Province. The monotony of the harbour has been relieved, principally,
by the movements of our small, but well managed "channel fleet". The arrival
of the Amherst, from Melbourne on Thursday last, bringing English news to
the 12th of May, first broke the spell. Since then vessels have followed
in quick succession. On Friday, the Caroline Agnes brought the immigrants
from England. On Sunday, the bark Maori and the brig Gratitude came in during
the day from Sydney. On Monday we had four arrivals-the Harry from Wellington,
for Cristchurch; the Wellington, from Auckland, and the Camilla and Christina
from Otago. By a singular coincidence, we receive intelligence from the two
outposts of the colony on the same day.

We understand that the Caroline Agnes intelligence is from Mr. Harman.
He says that notwithstanding the drain of men occasioned by the Crimean War,
he finds no difficulty in obtaining good agricultural immigrants, and that
a third immigrant ship was to be dispatched not later than the end of June.